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Copper River Census Area, Alaska: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Copper River Census Area. Federal databases place 84 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Public airport (18), Gas station (mapped facility) (18), Industrial wastewater discharge (15).

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 61.7835, -143.9724.

How this county ranks in Alaska

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Alaska state cancer registry.

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Copper River Census Area
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen

No AirToxScreen estimate is available for this county.

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

84 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • Public airport18
  • Gas station (mapped facility)18
  • Industrial wastewater discharge15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)7
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
  • Brownfield property5
  • Commercial airport4
  • Hazardous waste transporter3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Airfield2
  • Oil-fired power plant2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

  1. Pwsac Gulkana Aquaculture Facility, Cordova

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070506496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  2. Glennallen, Glennallen

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 6305 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  3. Slana Generating Station , Slana

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61685 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  4. Copper Valley Electric Diesel Power Plant, Glennallen

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003043297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  5. Haarp Research Site, Gakona

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110016748288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  6. Ericksmoen Dan Creek Mine Site, Mccarthy

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071064938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  7. Tazlina Copper Valley School, Glennallen

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055045669 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Copper Valley School (Former), Tazlina

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071963840 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Former Tazlina Copper Valley School, Glennallen

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968871 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Heinz Salvage Yard Gakona, Gakona

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972083 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Airport Dump Site, Copper Center

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071983636 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Mccarthy, Mccarthy

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID 15Z (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  13. Jakes Bar, Mccarthy

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID AK0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  14. Chitina, Chitina

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID CXC (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  15. Chisana, Chisana

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID CZN (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  16. Chistochina, Chistochina

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID CZO (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  17. Gulkana, Gulkana

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID GKN (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  18. Glacier Creek, Glacier Creek

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID KGZ (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  19. May Creek, May Creek

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID MYK (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  20. Paxson, Paxson

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID PXK (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  21. Tazlina, Tazlina

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID Z14 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  22. Copper Center 2, Copper Center

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID Z93 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  23. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/264294887 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  24. Ables Subdivision Block 2 Lots 1234, Glenallen

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071093614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Richardson Highway Mp 138-148 Rehabilitation, Gakona

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071203413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Copper River Census Area

  • Alaska state cancer registry

    Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Copper River Census Area, and their findings.

  • Alaska vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Alaska health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Alaska environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office

    Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.

  • Alaska drinking water program

    Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.

  • Department of corrections or county sheriff

    Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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